Bottle-labeling machine.



J. J. GAYNOR.

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, I916.

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JOHN J. GAYNOR OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

BOTTLE-LABELING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

Application filed May 19, 1916. Serial No. 98,661.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. GAYNoR, citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Labeling Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being bad. to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. i

This invention relates to labeling Inachines for bottles and the like and has for its object to provide improvements in machines of this class in the following particulars. First, in the construction and arrangement of the label picking and carrying mechanism. Seconchin the arrangement for moving the conveyer intermittently conveying the bottles or the like to be labeled to the labeling mechanism. Third in the construction and arrangement of the parts for delivering the bottles or the like from the conveyer to the labeling mechanism in a transverse direction. Fourth in the construction and arrangement of the label afiixing fingers. Fifth in the arrangement of the parts for delivering the bottles or the like from the labeling mechanism. Sixth in the construction and arrangement of the parts which insures a perfect appli cation of paste to the label carriers. Seventh in the construction and arrangement of the parts which insures a uniform position of the labels on the label carriers and uniform positioning of the labels on the bottles or the like. I

The invention consists in the novel construction of the label picking and carrying mechanism, and in the construction which provides for the movement of the label carrying mechanism to the label box in a straight line. i

The invention further consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts for intermittently rotating the label picking and carrying mechanism.

The invention further consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the parts for holding and positioning the bottles or the like to receive their labels.

The invention further consists in the arrangement and construction of the label *aiihxing fingers and for delivering the labeled bottles from the labeling mechacally pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 18 a side elevation partly in section of a labehng machine constructed in accordance with this invention and illustrating the label picking and carrying mechanism in the position of picking a label or labels from the label box. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the label picking and carrying mechanism with label thereon. Fig. 3 is a similar, view illustrating the label picker and carrier as being rotated to carry its label into position to be applied to a bottle. Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating the label picker and carrier as having been rotated and with its label or labels in proper position to be afiixed to a bottle. Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating the label picker and carrier as having received a bottle to which the label or labels are to be ailixed. Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating the label affixing fingers in the act of aiiixing the label or labels to a bottle. Fig. 7 is a front elevation illustrating the parts in positionshown in Fig. 6, and also illustrating in dotted lines the label affixing fingers and bottle in positionof being delivered from the labeling mechanism. Fig.8 is a top plan view with label box removed illustrating a bottle in broken lines on the conveyer and in dotted lines as having been delivered therefrom transversely of the conveyor into the label carrier. Fig. 9 is a side elevation with the conveyer removed illustrating the label picker and carrier and label wipers as moving upwardly toward the label box, the labels having been stripped from the label carrier by this upward movement and the label wipers shown in the act of wiping the labels on the bottle. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary detail view of one pair of label pickers and carriers. Fig. 11 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the bottle confor causing an intermittent rotation of the conveyer driving shaft. Fig. 12 is a fragmentary elevation partly in section illustrating the conveyor driving sprocket, its drum and ratchet and pawl for causing an intermittent rotation of the conveyer driving shaft. Fig. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the label picker and carrier shaft taken on line 1313 of Fig. 7, and illustrating the drum for rotating said shaft and the label picker and carrier. Fig. 14 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the same taken on line 1414 of Fig. 7, and illustrating the ratchet and pawl mechanism therein for rotating the label picker and carrier shaft in one direction. Fig. 15 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through the drum for rotating the label picker and carrier and its shaft and Fig. 16 is a fragmentary sectional View through the pivot or hinge of the arm carrying the label affixing fingers.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures.

In using the word bottle in the following specification and claims it is to be under stood I refer also to cans or other like articles to which a label or labels are applied, as it is obvious that this machine is capable of simple modification for the labeling of cans and the like.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by reference numerals; 1 indicates the machine having suitable frame-work 2, and 3 indicates a vertically slidable shaft upon which the label picking and carrying mechanism 4 are mounted, the frame 2 being provided at its top and bottom with bearings 5 and 6 which in turn are each provided with gibs (not shown) entering the vertical slots 7 and 8 in the slidable shaft 3 so as to permit a free sliding movement to said shaft but which prevent any rotary movement thereof.

Secured to the shaft 3 as shown in Fig. 8 is a bracket 9 having two downwardly depending vertical arms 10 which form journals 11 and 12 for the horizontal shaft 13 upon which the label picking and carrying mechanism 4 is mounted and rotatable therewith. The label picking and carrying mechanism includes a substantially flat rectangular member 14 from each corner of which extends horizontally the bases or supports 15 for the label picking and carrying fingers 16 (Fig. said fingers 16 being arranged in two pairs as shown and hinged at 17 to the supports 15. From Fig. 10 it will be seen that a leaf spring 18 holds each finger 16 in its normal closed position, while a small spiral spring 19 seated in each support 15 lends flexibility to each finger 16 so that the fingers can assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 10. The purpose of this construction is that when the said fingers come into contact and pass over the paste feed roll which will be presently described, they will the more perfectly con- Pivoted at 23 (Fig. 7) is the arm 24 carrying the label affixing fingers 25 and 26, which fingers include stems 27 mounted in guides 28 formed in the arm 24, the said stems 27 being each provided with a head 29 for direct engagement with labels and conforming to the contour of the bottles. A spiral spring 30 is also provided on the stems 27 to hold the same in their normal extended position and to impart the necessary resiliency to the fingers.

31 indicates the conveyers for conveying the bottles to the labeling mechanism and includes two endless sprocket chains 32 and 33 connected together by blocks 34 forward and spaced apart to receive bottles to be labeled. The saidchains pass over sprockets 35 at the formed end of the machine, and pass over driving sprockets 36 about centrally of the machine and mounted on a driving shaft 37. By means of this conveyer, bottles are carried into position of the bottle shown in Fig. 8, by an intermittent movement of the conveyer as will be now described.

Referring to Figs. 8, 11 and 12, 38 indicates a driving'sprocket loosely mounted on the conveyer driving shaft 37, said sprocket 38 being in close association with a hollow drum 39 fixed to the frame-work of the machine as by an arm 40, the said shaft 37 passing freely through said drum in the manner as shown in Fig. 12. The'internal surface of the drum 39 provides a cam 40 as shown in Fig. 11 which it will be understood is stationary relative to the shaft 37 and its loosely mounted driving sprocket 38. Upon the face of the sprocket 3S and adjacent the drum 39 is pivoted a pawl 41 which extends within the hollow drum 39 and which is provided with a roller 42 held in rolling contact with the internal cam surface 40 of the drum 39 by means of a leaf spring 43. Keyed to the conve'yer driving shaft 37 is a ratchet wheel 44 to be engaged by the pawl 41, said ratchet being preferably provided with four teeth as shown. Upon rotation of the sprocket 38 the pawl 41 thereon engages a tooth in the ratchet wheel 44 as shown in full lines in Fig. 11, communicating its rotary movement to the conveyer drive shaft 37 to move the conveyer 31. When however the pawl 41 reaches the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11 which is the distance between two teeth on the ratchet, the roller 42 engages the cam surface 40 in the drum 39 which swings the pawl 41 out of engagement with the ratchet 44, thus releasing the sprocket 38 from all driving connection with the shaft 37, so that said shaft and the conveyer 31 comes to a full stop and remain stopped until the pawl 41 again reaches the position shown in full lines in Fig. 11 at which point the roller 42 passes oil of the cam 40 and allows the pawl to drop into a tooth in the ratchet to again rotate the shaft 37 and move the conveyer 31. This movement of the conveyer is just the distance between two bottles thereon, and is only suflicient to bring the bottles successively into position shown in broken lines in Fig. 8. at which position the movement of the conveyer ceases so that the bottle may be delivered from the conveyer into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, which is accomplished in the following manner.

As heretofore described, the label picking and carrying mechanism includes the substantially rectangular plate 14, the finger supporting arms 15 and the hinged label picking and carrying fingers 16, thus leaving the interior open. When therefore this mechanism is in position shown in Fig. 4, the bottle on the conveyer shown in broken lines in Fig. 8 is directly opposite the mechanism 4 and slightly above the inner concaved surfaces of the lowermost pair of fingers 16, the position of the said bottle on the conveyer being as indicated at A in Fig. 4. The conveyor 31 being in close association with the mechanism 4, and while the conveyer is at rest, the bottle delivering arm 45 (Fig. 8) in engagement with the cap end of the bottle, is swung on its pivot 46 into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8 which delivers the bottle transversely from the conveyer into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8 which is the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5. The bottle thus enters the label picking and carrying mechanism 4, and rests upon the lowermost pair of fingers 16 as shown in Fig. 5, and is positioned under the horizontal stationary bottle holding arm 47 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5

v and in full lines in Fig. 7 said arm 47 being suitably fixed to the frame-work and substantially V shaped in cross section so as to provide for efficient engagement with the bottle.

The movement of the bottle delivering arm 45 is accomplished in the following manner: The arm 45 being pivoted at 46 (Fig. 8) to a bracket 48 fixed to the frame of the machine is provided with a short horizontally extending arm 49 angularly disposed with relation to the arm 45, said short arm 49 being positioned close to and in the path of rotation of an arm 50 mounted on and rotatable with the main drive shaft 51 which is mounted transversely of the machine in journals 52 and 53. Said drive shaft 51 is driven in any suitable manner as by a belt pulley 54 and at every revolution of the shaft 51, the arm 50 thereon strikes the short arm 49 on the bottle delivering arm 45, moving said arm 45 from position shown in full lines in Fig. 8 to position shown in dotted lines in said figure, thus delivering a bottle from the conveyer 31 into position shown in dotted lines in said figure as has been previously described, a coil spring 55 connected from the frame-work to the arm 45 returns said arm to its normal position as shown in Fig. 8.

The movement of the label picking and carrying mechanism will now be described. As heretofore stated the label picking and carrying mechanism 4 is fast on the shaft 13 and is revoluble therewith, while said shaft 13 is journaled in the arms 10 of the bracket 9, which bracket is mounted on the vertical slidable shaft 3. Connected to said shaft 3 at 56 (Fig. is a link 57 which in turn is pivoted at 58 to a lever 59 pivoted on a transverse shaft 60, said lever 59 being shaped as shown in Fig. 2 with its intermediate portion 61 substantially horizontal. Mounted on the drive shaft 51 is a crank 62 carrying a roller 63 for engagement with.the lower edge of the portion 61 of the lever 59. Upon rotation of the drive shaft 51 and crank 62 counter-clockwise the roller 63 engages the lever 59 as shown in Fig. 6, and raises said lever into position shown in Fig. 1. This movement of the lever 59 is communicated to the vertical slidable shaft 3 and raises the same and the label picking and carrying mechanism into position shown in Fig. 1, in which position the label picking fingers having paste thereon as will be presently described, picks a label or labels from the label box or boxes 64 mounted at the top of the machine and in line of the vertical movement of the label picking and carrying mechanism 4. As the roller 63 passes out of contact with the lever 59 and into position shown in Fig. 2, the label picking and carrying mechanism 4 with label or labels thereon, moves vertically down into position shown in Fig. 2. It will be noted from Fig. 2 that the label 65 is in its uppermost position on the fingers 16.

The next operation is to rotate the mechanism 4 to bring the same into position to receive a bottle and to have its label applied thereto. In this connection reference is made to Fig. 3 and also to Fig. 2. From the latter figure it will be seen that a lever 66 is pivoted at 67 to the vertical shaft 3 (Fig. 8), and from Fig. 2 it will be seen that the drive shaft 51 is provided with a crank 68 carrying a roller 69, the rear rounded end of the lever 66 being in the path of rotation of the roller 69, while the front end 70 is connected to a strap 71 fixed to the periphery of the drum 72.

Referring to Figs. 13, 14 and 15 it will be seen that the drum 72 is provided with a peripheral groove 73 to receive the strap 71, said drum being loosely mounted on the shaft 13 which carries the label picking and carrying mechanism 4. The drum 72 'is provided with a central thin web 74 forming two chambers 75 and 76 with respect to the rim of the drum. Pivoted to this central web 74 (Fig. 14) is a pawl 77 and a leaf spring 78, while keyed to the shaft 13 is a two toothed ratchet wheel 79. On the opposite or inner side of the central web 74 (Fig. 13 and Fig. 15) fastened thereto at 80 is a coil spring 81 having several turns about 'the shaft 13 and having its other or inner end secured at 82 to the inner arm 10 of the bracket 9. Projecting from said arm 10 and within the chamber 75 of the drum- 72 is a stop 83 (Figs. 13 and 15), and extending from the rim of the drum 73 is a stop 84 (Figs. 13 and 15), by means of which stops the movement of the drum 72 on the shaft 13 is limited, it being understood that the tension or strain of the spring 81 is in the direction to hold said stops in engagement as shown in Fig. 13. WVhen these two stops are in position shown in Fig. 13, the pawl 77 (Fig. 14) in the drum 72 is in position shown in Fig. 14 and in engagement with one of the two teeth of the ratchet wheel 79. hen therefore the lever 66 (Fig. is engaged by the roller 69 on the crank 68 and is carried into position shown in F ig. 3, the end 70 of said lever is depressed and carries the strap 71 with it, thus unwinding the strap from the drum 72 which rotates said drum which movement is communicated to the shaft 13 by means of the pawl 78 and ratchet 79. As the mechanism 4 is fixed to the shaft 13 it is rotated through the position shown in Fig. 3 and into position shown in Fig. 4, in which position the lever 66 is released by the roller 69. The coil spring 81 within the drum 72 then rotates the drum 72 in the reverse direction, again bringing the stops 83 and 84 into position shown in Fig. 13, and carrying the pawl 77 into its first position and into engagement with the other of the two teeth in the ratchet 79 as shown in Fig. 14. This reverse rotation of a half revolution of the drum 72 again winds the strap 71 thereon and brings the lever 66 back to its normal position as shown in Fig. 2. WVhen the label carrying mechanism 4 has thus been rotated a half revolution from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 4, the label is in its lowermost position on the fingers 16 and is in position to be affixed toabottle. When the parts are in this position, the conveyer 31 is so timed as to have brought a bottle into position shown in broken lines in Fig. 8, and when the labeling mechanism is in position shown in Fig. 4, the conveyer movement mechanism heretofore described is in position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11. The conveyer there fore is at rest, and the arm 50 (Fig. 8) is so timed as to engage the arm 49 of the pivoted bottle delivery arm 45 to move the arm 45 into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, thus delivering the bottle transversely of the conveyer into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, and within the labeling mechanism 4 as shown in Fig. 5. WVhen the bottle is thus in position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8 and in full lines in Fig. 5 the same is in proper position relatively to the label or labels in the fingers 16 to receive said label or labels, and the application of the label or labels to the bottle is accomplished in the following manner: The arm 24 (Fig. 7) carrying the label aflixing fingers 25 and 26 heretofore described is pivoted at 23, said arm having a boss 24 adjacent the pivot 23 (Fig. 16) to which is pivotally connected the swivel 25 said swivel 25 being provided with a stud 26 entering a socket in the boss 24 said swivel 25 being also provided with a transverse hole 25 to receive the end of the lever30 (Figs. 6, 7, and 8.) The lever 30 is pivoted on the shaft 60 and is shaped as shown in Fig. 9. Mounted on the lever 30 about centrally thereof is a roller 30 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9 and in side elevation in Fig. 7. Mounted on the drive shaft 51 and rotatabletherewith is a cam 35 (Figs. 7, 8 and 4) which engages the roller 30 on the lever 30 to raise said lever 30 from position shown in Fig. 5 to position shown in Fig. 6. This upward movement of the lever 30 carries the arm 24 of the label affixing fingers 25 and 26, from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7 into position shown in full lines in said figure, which is also the position shown in full lines in Fig. 6. This upward movement of the label affixing fingers 25 and 26 carries the label or labels into contact with the bottle as shown in Fig. 6 and raises the bottle off of the fingers 16 into engagement with the horizontal bottle holding arm 47 (Figs. 6 and 7). As this movement of the label affixing finger is accomplished the arm 59 is raised by the roller 69 which lifts the vertical shaft 3 and the label carrying device 4 into position. shown in Fig. 9. During this movement the cam 35 continues in engagement with the roller 30 which holds the label affixing finger 25 and 26 in close contact with the bottle and holds the bottle tightly between said finger and the bottle holding arm 47.

As the label carrying device 4 moves upwardly into position shown in Fig. 9 under the influence of the lever 59, the label Wipers 21 and 22 which are connected to the slidable shaft 3 move upwardly therewith while the bottle is being held stationary and against movement. This upward movement of the label carrying device l causes the label carrying fingers 16 to open on their hinges 17 (Fig. 9) to allow same to pass over the bottle, thus stripping the label or labels from the fingers 16 and leaving the label or labels held against the bottle by the affixing fingers 25 and 26. The label wipers 21 and 22 follow directly under the fingers 16, and as they continue on their upward movement, said wipers engage the labels and wipe the same on the bottle. It will be noted that the bottle wipers 21 and 22 pass over the labels in a straight line and while the bottle is held stationary thus insuring a perfect wiping and smoothing out of the labels.

As soon as the label wipers have passed off of the labels, the cam 35 passes from under the roller 30", thus allowing the arm 80 to swing downwardly on its pivot which causes the label aflixing finger arm 24 to drop on its pivot into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7. The bottle follows the movement of the affixing fingers 25 and 26 and into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7 from which position it drops by gravity in the direction of the arrow on the conveyer apron a guiding member 50 being provided adjacent the apron 50 to insure delivery of the bottle on the apron in an upright or upstanding position. This conveyer 50 (Fig. 6) passes over a drum on a shaft 55 and over a drum 56 on a shaft 56 driven by a sprocket 57 to convey the bottles with labels thereon rearwardly of the machine.

Referring now tothe paste applying device 60 (Figs. 3 and 8), it will be seen that the same includes a paste box 60 to contain paste and a paste feed roll 62 driven by a pulley 62" belted from the drive shaft 51 (Fig. 8), said feed roll 62 being in rolling contact with the paste distributing roll 63 which is located in the path of rotation of the label picking and carrying fingers 16. As the label carrying device 4 rotates from position shown in Fig. 2 through position shown in Fig. 3 and into position shown in Fig. 4, the label picking and carrying fingers 16 (F ig. 3) pass successively over the paste distributing roll 63' to receive a suitable supply of paste therefrom. As the fingers 16 engage and pass over the distributing roll 63, said fingers conform to the roll to insure an even distribution of paste thereon by means of the arrangement shown in Fig. 10. I

Having thus fully described the several parts of the invention, its operation is as follows: WVe will consider the position of the parts as shown in Fig. 1 as being the first position. In this position the label picking label or labels from the label box. The label picking and carrying device with a label or labels under influence of its operating mechanism moves downwardly in a vertical direction into position shown in Fig. 2. The label picking and carrying device 4: is then rotated through position shown in Fig. 3, during which one pair of fingers 16 receive a supply of paste, and assumes the position shown in Fig. 4. This movement is accomplished by means of the mechanism heretofore described and carries the label into position to be affixed to a bottle. At the time the label carrying device is in position shown in Fig. i, the bottle to be labeled is in position on the conveyer 31 as shown in broken lines in Fig. 8, and the movement of the conveyer is stopped by the mechanism heretofore described and shown in detail in Figs. 11 and 12. The bottle is then delivered transversely of the conveyer 31 by the arm 45 (Fig. 8) into position shown in dotted lines in said figure and in full lines in Fig. 5. The label fingers 25 and 26 are then raised from position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7 to full lines in Fig. 6 which carries the label or labels into contact with the bottle within the label carrying device 4, and clamps the bottle between said fingers and the horizontal bottle holding arm 17. lVhen the parts are in this position, the label car-v rying device 4: moves upwardly into position shown in Fig. 9, which movement strips the label or labels from the fingers 16 and wipes the label or labels on the bottle. The label picking ,and carrying device continues its upward movement in a straight line to the label box into position shown in Fig. 1, and the bottle with label or labels thereon drops into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7 and is delivered to the delivering conveyer 50 in an upright or upstanding position.

It is of course apparent that this invention is susceptible to various changes in the construction and arrangement of the parts, and the accompanying drawings simply show one embodiment thereof. I do not consider myself limited in any way to the exact construction shown and described but consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and variations as fall within the limit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a

label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction'from the said conveyer into the said With said label picking and carrying device,

means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle,

'means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

2. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label aflixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement With a label on said label picking and carrying device to aflix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable With said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said label Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

3. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label aflixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement With a label on said label picking and carrying device to aflix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable With said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle.

4. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement With a label on said label picking and carrying device to afiix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable With said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from said label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

5. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label afiixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to aifix a label to .a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said label Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in anupright position.

6. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device,

label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to aflix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable With said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle.

7. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and vertically movable label picklng and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for con veying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to affix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

8. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to affix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

9. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label afl ixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to affix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers toistrip a label. from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle.

10. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carryingdevice, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to affix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from said label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

11. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picle ing and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to affix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said label wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright posit-ion.

12. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and vertically movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for carrying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to affix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle.

13. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and reciprocating movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled,

means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label aifixing fingers, means for moving the same 1nto engagement With a label on said label plckmg and carrying device to ailix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

14. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label allixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement With a label on said label picking and carrying device to aflix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable With said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said label Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

15. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering abottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement With a label. on said label picking and carrying device to afiix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable With said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle.

16. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying b0ttles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer intg the said label picking and carrying device, label at fixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement With a label on said label picking and carrying device to afiix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable With said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from said label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

17. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label allixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to afiix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable With said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said label Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

18. A bottle labeling machine including an intermittently rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement With a label on said label picking and carrying device to aifix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle.

19. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement With a label on said label picking and carrying device to allix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

20. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyor for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label ailixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to ailix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means formoving said label picking and carrying device and said wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

21. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyor for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyor into the said label picking and carrying device, label allixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to allix a label to a bottle,label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle.

A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label ailixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to ailix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from said label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

23. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label aliixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to aiiiX a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means formoving said label picking and carrying device and said label wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

24. A bottle labeling machine including a rotatable and reciprocating label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for carrying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to aflix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle.

25. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement or said label plcking and carry- 9 ing device, an intermittently movable conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled,

means for delivering a bottle in a trans verse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label aiiixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to aiiix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

26. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label ailixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to afiix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said label wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

27. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyor into the said label picking and carrying device, label aliixing fingers, means for moving the same into en a ement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to ailix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle.

28. A bottle labeling machine ihcluding a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyor into the said label picking and carrying de vice, label ailixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with alabel on said label picking and carrying device to aiiix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from said label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for con veying the labeled bottles.

29. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device a label box dis osed in the aath of 7 movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said convey-er into the said label picking and carrying device, label ailixing fingers, means for mom ing the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to aliix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said label wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

30. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying de vice, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said. label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyor for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyor into the said label picking and carryin device, label ailixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to allix a label to a bottle, label wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label pick ing and carrying device, and means for mov ing said label picking and carrying device and said bottle wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle.

31. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label allixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to alliX a label to a bottle, label \vipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

32?. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label a lining lingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to aliix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and car rying device and Wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

33. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label be): disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer "for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label aliixing lingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to aiiix a label to a bottle, label \vipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means For holding a bottle stationary With respect to said label picking and carrying deiice, and means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle.

3%. A. bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device. a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for deliverin a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label affixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to afiix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from said label picking and carrying device and wipe same on a bottle, means for delivering a bottle in an upright position and means for conveying the labeled bottles.

35. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path or movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label al'lixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label' on said label picking and carrying device to afiiX a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertlcally movable with said label picking and -carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, means for moving said label picking and carrying device and said label Wipers to strip a label from the label picking'and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle and means for delivering a bottle in an upright position.

36. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label boX disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, a movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label aflixing fingers, means for moving the same into engagement with a label on said label picking and carrying device to affix a label to a bottle, label Wipers vertically movable with said label picking and carrying device, means for holding a bottle stationary with respect to said label picking and carrying device, and .-.means for moving said label. picking and carrying device and said bottle Wipers to strip a label from the label picking and carrying device and Wipe same on a bottle.

37. A bottle labeling machine including a movable label picking and carrying device, a label box disposed in the path of movement of said label picking and carrying device, an intermittently movable bottle conveyer for conveying bottles to be labeled, means for delivering a bottle in a transverse direction from the said conveyer into the said label picking and carrying device, label afiixing fingers, means for moving the same 

